# NTSB MKC66A0049: Brantly B-2B, N2284U, Axtell, NE, March 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1966
- Place: Axtell, NE · AXTELL, NE
- Location: 40.4798° N, 99.1292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Axtell, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4798&lon=-99.1292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0220   66/3/8  NR.AXTELL NEBR        BRANTLY B-2B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7250
        TIME - 0910                    N2284U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2284U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2284U), registered now, S/N 454 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANTLY B-2B
- Registry model: [Brantly B-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brantly-b-2b) (registry code 1440506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2284U (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA001), Oct 1, 2017: Brantly B 2B (N2284U), Midland, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and his failure to promptly initiate the proper recovery technique, which resulted in…
- [NTSB MIA90LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA150), Jul 10, 1990: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2284U), Christiansted, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EVALUATE WEIGHT, TEMPERATURE, AND POWER AVAILABLE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND THEN PERFORMING A LEFT PEDAL TURN AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER DESENDING EVEN THOUGH…
- [NTSB CHI78FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA066), Sep 11, 1978: Brantley B-2B (N2284U), Brook, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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